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Council Regulation (EC) No 1257/1999 of 17 May 1999 on support for rural development from the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund (EAGGF) and amending and repealing certain Regulations · European Union

(14) Whereas, given the diversity of the Community's rural areas, rural development policy should follow the principle of subsidiarity; whereas it should therefore, be as decentralised as possible and emphasis must be on participation and a "bottom up" approach; whereas, therefore, eligibility criteria for rural development support should not go beyond what is necessary to achieve the objectives of rural development policy;

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